Terrorism
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Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants to achieve political or ideological aims. The term is used in this regard primarily to refer to intentional violence dur
The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center burning during the September 11 attacks, planned by Osama bin Laden and carried out by al-Qaeda members in New York City on September 11, 2001
Seal of the Jacobin Club
Mass killings in the Vendée during the Reign of Terror in France, 1793
Number of failed, foiled or successful terrorist attacks by type and year within the European Union. Source: Europol.
Osama bin Laden
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Osama bin Muhammad bin Awad bin Laden was the founder and first general emir of al-Qaeda from 1988 until his killing in 2011. A Salafi jihadist, bin Laden worked to establish a pan-Islamist caliphate
Terrorism
…The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center burning during the September 11 attacks, planned by Osama bin Laden and carried out by al-Qaeda members in New York City on September 11, 2001 Terrorism, in its broadest sense, is the use of violence against non-combatants…
Bin Laden, c. 1997–1998
Muhammad bin Ladin, Osama's father
Entrance to the Dubai headquarters of the Saudi Binladin Group
Al-Aqsa in East Jerusalem